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title: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning… — Sharing and fairness · tree and pragmatics
description: Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the early Christian community as described in Acts 4:32-35. Exam question 3 of lesson 43 «Sharing and fairness» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of 
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# Exam question 3 · Sharing and fairness

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the early Christian community as described in Acts 4:32-35.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, established facts · **What happens:** select, establish, concern, describe · **To what, where:** response, early Christian community, Acts

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 43 «Sharing and fairness» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. The page gives the question's syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause, then the 4 options as the student saw them, each with its tree and pragmatics. Every text is parsed by Mova itself. How the student answered it, with the score of every option and why: [the test at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/religion-ethics/43-sharing-and-fairness/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:43-sharing-and-fairness:e3:1
# text = Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the early Christian community as described in Acts 4:32-35.
1	Select	select	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
9	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
11	early	early	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
12	Christian	Christian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	community	community	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
14	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
15	described	describe	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	advcl	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	Acts	act	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obj	_	_
18	4:32-35	4:32-35	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	17	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **select** | imperative | you *not said here* | the response |  |  |  | consistent *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme |
| 2 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 3 | **concern** | gerund | the established facts *not said here* | the early Christian community |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus community=Experiencer |
| 4 | **describe** | participle | the established facts *not said here* | Acts |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent act=Theme |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Possessions were distributed exclusively among the apostles' own families

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:43-sharing-and-fairness:e3:o1:1
# text = Possessions were distributed exclusively among the apostles' own families
1	Possessions	possession	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	distributed	distribute	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	exclusively	exclusively	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	among	among	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	apostles	apostle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	'	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	families	family	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **distribute** | past · passive |  | Possessions |  |  |  | among the apostles's own families; exclusively *property* | vn contribute-13.2-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Theme among family=Recipient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Possessions were sold and the proceeds retained by the wealthiest members

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:43-sharing-and-fairness:e3:o2:1
# text = Possessions were sold and the proceeds retained by the wealthiest members
1	Possessions	possession	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	sold	sell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	proceeds	proceed	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	retained	retain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	wealthiest	wealthy	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	11	amod	_	_
11	members	member	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sell** | past · passive |  | Possessions |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **retain** | present · passive | the wealthiest members |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Possessions were held in common in order that no member should be in want

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:43-sharing-and-fairness:e3:o3:1
# text = Possessions were held in common in order that no member should be in want
1	Possessions	possession	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	held	hold	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	common	common	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	obl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
9	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	10	det	_	_
10	member	member	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
11	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
12	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	cop	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	want	want	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	acl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | past · passive |  | Possessions |  | common |  | in order | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Theme in common=Location |
| 2 | **is** | should | no member | order *not said here* |  | want |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Possessions were surrendered in their entirety to the Roman authorities

```conllu
# sent_id = question:religion-ethics:43-sharing-and-fairness:e3:o4:1
# text = Possessions were surrendered in their entirety to the Roman authorities
1	Possessions	possession	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	surrendered	surrender	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	entirety	entirety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	Roman	roman	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	authorities	authority	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl:agent	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **surrender** | past · passive | the Roman authorities | Possessions |  | Possessions's entirety |  |  | vn contribute-13.2-1-1 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |

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**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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